Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . y of Essex, in England, the 24th ofDecember, in the year of our Lord 1622. Who, after he had been most excellentlytaughl the learned languages, came into New England, at the age of sixteen; andthen spent seven yens under the instruction of those very famous men, Mr. Hookerand Mr. Stone. Afterwards, he discharged the pastoral office, fourteen years at Say
Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . y of Essex, in England, the 24th ofDecember, in the year of our Lord 1622. Who, after he had been most excellentlytaughl the learned languages, came into New England, at the age of sixteen; andthen spent seven yens under the instruction of those very famous men, Mr. Hookerand Mr. Stone. Afterwards, he discharged the pastoral office, fourteen years at Say-brook. Thence he removed, with the major part of his church, to Norwich ; wherehe spent the other years of his life in the work of the gospel. In his old age, indeed,he was obliged to cease from bis public labors, by reason of bodily indisposition; andat length retired to his children at Lebanon ; where, after spending nearly half a year,he slept in Jesus, in the year 1702, on the 18th day of November, in the 80th year ofhis age. He was a man, as to the smartness of his genius, the solidity of his judgment, hischarity, holy labors, and every kind of purity of life, and also as to his skill and energyof preaching, inferior to none. lit. Tomb of the Trumbull family, Lebanon. It is believed that no cemetery in this country contains the ashesof more Revolutionary worthies than the above. The remains of twogovernors, one commissary general, and a signer of the Declaration ofIndependence, are deposited within its walls. The following inscrip-tions are on the pedestal standing on the tomb. Sacred to the memory of Jonathan Trumbull, Esq. who unaided by birth or power-ful connexions, but blessed with a noble and virtuous mind, arrived to the highest sta-tion in government. His patriotism and firmness during 50 years employment in LEDYARD. 325 public life, and particularly in the very imoprtant part he acted in the American Rev-olution, as Governor of Connecticut; the faithful page of H
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